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Old 02-08-2019, 09:09 PM
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Hi John & All,

Interesting post John. Were you still using the 7" mask when you observed the Encke Division or was it full aperture (I'm assuming the latter)?

The fact that it is the first time in a long observing career you, as a very experienced telescope user, have seen the Encke division shows just how difficult and how elusive a target it truly is.

Personally, I've only certainly seen it twice in almost 50 years behind (or beside) a telescope.

Best,

L.
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